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Father Christmas To the Rescue

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Barbour Launches New Christmas Campaign With A Heart Warming Tale On Sustainability And Why Repairing A Much Loved Item Can Mean So Much…And It’s All Based on a True Customer Story! Leading heritage and lifestyle brand, Barbour has launched its 2020 Christmas campaign which for the second year is inspired by the popular children’s books written… Read more »

Sweet Cherry Publishing deal for Dave Spud

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Sweet Cherry strikes Illuminated Film Company book deal to introduce the diverse yet united Spud family to publishing Leicester-based indie publisher Sweet Cherry has secured the UK and Australian publishing rights to Illuminated Films’ The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. From the creator and director Edward Foster, and Iain Harvey, producer of the long running… Read more »

CITV commission second series of The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

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CITV have commissioned a second series of animated comedy adventure The Rubbish World of Dave Spud for broadcast Winter 2020, from The Illuminated Film Company. CITV first launched the new British animated series in September 2019 and following a successful run and record ratings, CITV has commissioned an additional 52 episodes for delivery over 2020… Read more »

BFI Announce Young Audiences Content Fund Development Slate

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The BFI has announced new development projects through its Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF). Designed to boost the strength of UK production, the Development Fund backs producers from all corners of the UK, providing a vital avenue of support for creators of new original content for audiences up to 18 years old. The latest slate… Read more »

Dave Spud Nominated for three British Animation Awards

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The finalists were announced today for the prestigious British Animation Awards 2020. Rewarding the very best in British animation across a variety of categories, the British Animation Awards (BAAs) – now in their 24th year – attract the great and the good from across the industry to this biennial celebration of their craft. The cast of The Rubbish… Read more »

ILLUMINATED FILMS HEADS TO KIDSCREEN WITH NEW PRE-SCHOOL SERIES

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The Illuminated Film Company is heading to the Kidscreen Summit in Miami with their newly developed project Rocket Robbins. Following the purchase of the rights to the picture book ‘Rocket Says Look Up!’, written by Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo Adeola, last year, Illuminated Films has been in development adapting the book, which has… Read more »

Illuminated Produces Barbour Christmas Commercial

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Illuminated Films produced Barbour’s Commercial Inspired By Raymond Briggs’ Much Loved Children’s Book, Father Christmas: “Thanks Mrs C” Leading heritage and lifestyle brand, Barbour focused its 2019 Christmas campaign inspired by the popular children’s book Father Christmas, originally written and drawn by author and illustrator, Raymond Briggs. Capturing the spirit of Christmas through a witty and charming… Read more »

Dave Spud Premieres on CITV September 2nd

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The Rubbish World of Dave Spud is launching on CITV from 2nd September 2019. It is on CITV Weekdays 4.30pm, Saturdays 8.10am and Sundays 12.55pm. Dave Spud. Just an ordinary kid. An average boy. AN UNWITTING CREATOR OF CHAOS. Dave, Grimsby’s own magnet for disaster, is a fighter against the odds and our unlikely hero. He… Read more »

Little Princess Series 4 Launch!

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Channel 5 have confirmed that Little Princess series 4 is launching on Monday 27th May! All week from Monday to Friday, brand new episodes of Little Princess will be on at 8.20am. Little Princess will also be in the studio to help launch the new series. Keep an eye out for all the latest on… Read more »